Portrait of Tex Avery

Directing

Tex Avery

Career

Active from 1930 to 2020, with a break from 1958 to 1980, with up to 12 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Rock-a-Bye Bear
Rock-a-Bye Bear
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 3.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tex Avery Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.2, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    1.0, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    1.2, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    2.0, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Slapstick Comedy 11
  • Classic Animation 9
  • Slapstick Humor 6
  • Nostalgic 6
  • Classic Cartoon 5
  • Golden Age Animation 4
  • Family-Friendly 4
  • Visual Gags 4
  • Absurdist Humor 3
  • Nostalgic Charm 3
  • Lighthearted Fun 2
  • Family-Friendly Fun 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

180
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Tex Avery MGM Collection - Vol. 1
Tex Avery MGM Collection - Vol. 1

Director

Tex Avery MGM Collection - Vol. 3
Tex Avery MGM Collection - Vol. 3

Director

2020s

1 title
Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection
Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection (2020)

Director

2010s

2 titles
Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume One
Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume One (2011)

Director

The Essential Bugs Bunny
The Essential Bugs Bunny (2010)

Director

2000s

7 titles
Behind the Tunes: Drawn to Life - The Art of Robert McKimson
Behind the Tunes: Drawn to Life - The Art of Robert McKimson (2007)

Director

Looney Tunes: Spotlight Collection Vol. 5
Looney Tunes: Spotlight Collection Vol. 5 (2007)

as Papa Bear (archive sound) (uncredited)

The very best of Tweety
The very best of Tweety (2005)

Director

Tex Avery MGM Collection
Tex Avery MGM Collection (2004)

Producer, Scenario Writer

Tex Avery: A Crazy World
Tex Avery: A Crazy World (2003)

as Lui-même

Tex Avery MGM Collection - Vol. 4
Tex Avery MGM Collection - Vol. 4 (2003)

Director

Tex Avery MGM Collection - Vol. 2
Tex Avery MGM Collection - Vol. 2 (2003)

Director

1990s

3 titles
George and Junior's Christmas Spectacular
George and Junior's Christmas Spectacular (1995)

Original Concept

The Compleat Tex Avery
The Compleat Tex Avery (1993)

Animation

The Looney Tunes Hall of Fame
The Looney Tunes Hall of Fame (1991)

Director

1970s

1 title · average score 64
Casper's First Christmas
Casper's First Christmas (1979)
GoodWatch score 64

Animation Director

1950s

34 titles · average score 70
Cellbound
Cellbound (1955)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

Homesteader Droopy
Homesteader Droopy (1954)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Dixieland Droopy
Dixieland Droopy (1954)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Billy Boy
Billy Boy (1954)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Drag-A-Long Droopy
Drag-A-Long Droopy (1954)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

T.V. of Tomorrow
T.V. of Tomorrow (1953)
GoodWatch score 69

Producer, Director

Little Johnny Jet
Little Johnny Jet (1953)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Magical Maestro
Magical Maestro (1952)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

One Cab's Family
One Cab's Family (1952)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Rock-a-Bye Bear
Rock-a-Bye Bear (1952)
GoodWatch score 76

Director

Daredevil Droopy
Daredevil Droopy (1951)
GoodWatch score 71

as Spike (voice) (uncredited)

Droopy's Double Trouble
Droopy's Double Trouble (1951)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

1940s

66 titles · average score 67
Out-Foxed
Out-Foxed (1949)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Hound Hunters
Hound Hunters (1947)
GoodWatch score 67

as Junior (voice) (uncredited)

Uncle Tom's Cabaña
Uncle Tom's Cabaña (1947)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Northwest Hounded Police
Northwest Hounded Police (1946)
GoodWatch score 73

as Droopy (voice) (uncredited)

Henpecked Hoboes
Henpecked Hoboes (1946)
GoodWatch score 66

as Junior (voice) (uncredited)

Jerky Turkey
Jerky Turkey (1945)
GoodWatch score 66

as Hunting Pilgrim / Turkey Call (voice) (uncredited)

The Shooting of Dan McGoo
The Shooting of Dan McGoo (1945)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Screwball Squirrel
Screwball Squirrel (1944)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Who Killed Who?
Who Killed Who? (1943)
GoodWatch score 73

as Santa Claus (voice) (uncredited)

Dumb-Hounded
Dumb-Hounded (1943)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

Red Hot Riding Hood
Red Hot Riding Hood (1943)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

Hollywood Steps Out
Hollywood Steps Out (1941)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

1930s

64 titles · average score 63
Hamateur Night
Hamateur Night (1939)
GoodWatch score 63

as Hippo (voice)

A Day at the Zoo
A Day at the Zoo (1939)
GoodWatch score 67

as Other Elk Named Bill (voice) (uncredited)

Screwball Football
Screwball Football (1939)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Daffy Duck in Hollywood
Daffy Duck in Hollywood (1938)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

The Isle of Pingo Pongo
The Isle of Pingo Pongo (1938)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

Daffy Duck & Egghead
Daffy Duck & Egghead (1938)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Uncle Tom's Bungalow
Uncle Tom's Bungalow (1937)
GoodWatch score 49

as Uncle Tom (voice)

Picador Porky
Picador Porky (1937)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Porky's Duck Hunt
Porky's Duck Hunt (1937)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer, Director

I Love to Singa
I Love to Singa (1936)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Story

Milk and Money
Milk and Money (1936)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

Gold Diggers of '49
Gold Diggers of '49 (1935)
GoodWatch score 59

Director